Friday, February 22nd to
Saturday,
February 23rd, 2008
Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church
Morago, California
Special Meetings - February 21, 2008
Annual Clergy Meeting
KSS Federation Meeting
Diocesan Council Meeting
Letter of Notification
TO ALL CLERGY, EXECUTIVE BOARDS OF CHURCH-SCHOOL
CONGREGATIONS, DIOCESAN COUNCIL AND AUDITING BOARD MEMBERS, AND KSS FEDERATION
OF THE SERBIAN WESTERN AMERICAN DIOCESE
In following the ancient Tradition of the Church, in the spirit of Her conciliar nature, and in accordance with Article 21 point 3 of the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, We hereby summon the Annual Assembly of the Diocese of Western America, to be held at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Moraga, California on Friday and Saturday, February 22 nd & 23 rd , 2008 . The Assembly will begin on Friday, February 22 nd , 2008 with the Divine Invocation of the Holy Spirit at 9:00 A.M. The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday, February 23 rd , 2008, beginning at 9:00 A.M. The Annual Clergy, KSS, and Diocesan Council meetings will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008. The Clergy and KSS meetings will be held following the luncheon at 1:00 p.m. The Diocesan Council meetings will be held in the evening. Separate notices will be mailed regarding those meetings. We ask all delegates to make their travel plans accordingly. The proposed agenda with reports will be submitted to each parish prior to the Assembly
The Assembly of the Diocese is comprised of:
• The Bishop
• Active Clergy, both orders
• Presidents of all Church-School Congregations or their Alternates
• Members of the Diocesan Council
• Members of Auditing Board
• One Elected delegate from each Church-School Congregation
• Two representatives of the Federation of Circle of Serbian Sisters of the Diocese
If the President of the Church-School Congregation is a member of the Diocesan Council, the Vice-president of the Church executive Board should represent the Church-School Congregation at the Diocesan Assembly. A Report from the Board indicating who will represent your congregation must be submitted to the Diocesan office by February 10, 2008.
Let us approach this gathering of clergy and laity with joy and gladness and with the hope that God will grant us a productive and prosperous Assembly.
Walnut Creek is centrally located in Contra Costa
County, convenient to Concord, San Ramon, Lafayette
and Pleasant Hill; as well as Oakland, Berkeley
and San Francisco.
The Walnut Creek Marriott is located at the intersection
of North Main Street and Parkside Drive. It
can be easily accessed from I-680 Freeway or Highway
24 by taking the North Main Street exit.
Directions to Walnut Creek Marriott
Driving From San Francisco:
Take US 101 to I-80 East “Sacramento” and cross the Bay Bridge.
Get into the right lanes and merge onto I-580 East “Oakland/Walnut Creek”.
After one mile merge onto Highway 24 “Walnut Creek”.
Drive east on Highway 24, through the Caldecott Tunnel, to the I-680 Interchange.
Merge onto I-680 North “Concord/Sacramento”.
Quickly get into the right lane and take the North Main Street exit.
Turn left on North Main Street and right at the next block—Parkside Drive.
The hotel is located on the corner of North Main Street and Parkside Drive.
Driving From Oakland:
Follow signs to I-880 North (Downtown Oakland).
Take I-880 to I-980 “Walnut Creek”. This turns into Highway 24.
Drive East on Highway 24, through the Caldecott Tunnel, to the I-680 Interchange.
Merge onto I-680 North “Concord/Sacramento”.
Quickly get into the right lane and take the North Main Street exit.
Turn left on North Main Street and right at the next block—Parkside Drive.
The hotel is located on the corner of North Main Street and Parkside Drive.
Driving From Sacramento:
Follow signs to I-80 West “San Francisco”.
Merge onto I-680 “Concord/Walnut Creek”.
Cross the Benicia Bridge and proceed to Walnut Creek,
exiting at North Main Street (South).
The hotel is located on the corner of
North Main Street and Parkside Drive.
Driving From San Jose:
Follow signs to I-680 to Walnut Creek.
Exit at North Main Street, just past the
interchange with Highway 24.
Turn left on North Main Street.
The hotel is located on the corner of
North Main Street and Parkside Drive.
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